In today's scene, Yang Heng was also one of the instigators. The evidence of the eldest prince's treason was sent to the old Xia Ge by his people, and he hinted that he hoped to be filial under the empress's knees, and the old Xia Ge readily accepted it.
Turning around, he revealed to the Mao family the news that Xia Ge was old enough to obtain the evidence of the eldest prince's treason, forcing the Mao family to put all their eggs in one basket and raise troops to force the palace.
After the turmoil in recent days, the eldest prince and the Mao family will surely be lost, and more than half of the party members of the Xia family will also be lost, and those who can accompany them to worship their ancestors are all senior members of the fourth rank or above. The backbone of the Xia family is here. .
The Tian family is ruthless. In order to deal with the Mao family and the Xia family, the emperor put the eldest son and the second son to death without hesitation. But this kind of emotion just passed by in a flash, and Yang Heng's heart became hard again.
Instead of worrying about fear, it's better to plan the path you should take in the future. His father may be partial to him, but in the final analysis, the most important thing in his mind is his country. If he can't prove that he has the ability to inherit the great cause, The emperor would never hesitate to give up on him.
The rebel army was advancing step by step, and several master dead men raised by the First Prince's Mansion had already broken through the protective circle of the Imperial Forest Army and came towards the emperor. Yang Heng raised his toe, and a long knife that fell from the ground bounced off the ground. He caught it with one hand and took two steps to block the emperor, while Lin Pingzi still picked up a spear from the ground and walked to him.
The battle is still going on, and more and more people are killed and injured on the emperor's side. With Yang Heng and Lin Pingzi working together to resist wave after wave of deadly attacks, hundreds of officials were either killed or captured. Those who followed the emperor There are less than ten left. I have already retreated to the northwest corner of the ancestral temple, and there is no way to retreat.
At the critical moment, there was another burst of killing sounds in front of the ancestral temple, and a loud shout broke through the air: "My minister Lu Ying, the rescue is late, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
When the rebels heard this, their hearts were shocked, and the First Prince and General Mao became even more anxious. General Mao winked at the First Prince and said, "I'll delay as long as possible, and when our reinforcements arrive, you go and send Once the emperor hijacks it, the overall situation is settled."
The eldest prince nodded, General Mao turned around and was escorted by several personal soldiers to command the rebels to go forward to resist the Imperial Forest Army of the Western Day Camp brought by Lu Ying.
Lu Ying wore a military uniform and rode on a war horse to supervise the battle. The three rows of soldiers in the front held strange weapons of long and short and cooperated with each other according to the password, advancing step by step. The barbed long pole was beaten to the point of bleeding, and those who rushed forward by chance were immediately served by the long knife. These soldiers with long knives and long poles were guarded by front row guards holding shields. The rebels were beaten back by this weird attack method, and blood flowed into rivers on the Jongmyo Square.
When the rebels heard Lu Ying's name, they were already timid, and they were even more flustered when they saw such a disastrous defeat as soon as they came up. General Mao had to let them retreat to the ancestral temple and guard the gate. Although the door panel was smashed by the rebels just now, it is difficult for Lu Ying's weird attack methods to be deployed here.
On the other side, the eldest prince ordered the dead soldiers to attack with all their strength. Yang Heng and Lin Pingzi were not weak in martial arts, and they gradually failed in the wheel battle. The sound of people and horses came again from behind the ancestral temple, and the rebels cheered, indicating that their reinforcements had arrived.
The fifth son-in-law led the support army, the fifth princess and the first prince were brothers and sisters of the same mother, the first prince rushed forward when he saw the fifth son-in-law leading the troops, and said happily: "You are finally here, come to the front soon Help my grandfather resist Lu Ying!"
The fifth son-in-law did not answer with a sullen face, and suddenly shouted: "Take it!"
Before the eldest prince could react, the people brought by the fifth son-in-law twisted his arms, and put two long knives on his neck.
The fifth son-in-law restrained the eldest prince, and directed his subordinates to rescue the emperor, and attacked the dead soldiers sent by the elder prince from behind. The other rebels were dumbfounded when they saw it, and they reacted and wanted to rescue the first prince, but they heard the fifth son-in-law shout loudly: " Put down your weapons, the emperor's benevolence may pardon your capital crimes!"
The pressure on Yang Heng and Lin Pingzi was greatly relieved because of the help of the fifth son-in-law over there. Knowing that the overall situation was settled, the emperor gradually relaxed, and said loudly: "Now lay down your weapons and sincerely repent, and I will not pursue it anymore. Those who resist in the corner will be killed without mercy!"
The rebels saw that Lu Ying was attacking violently before, and then the five sons-in-law turned their guns back, and even the eldest prince fell into their hands. . Even if he settles accounts later in the fall, he can still live longer.
With a bang sound, it wasn't just who dropped the weapon first, and then there was the sound of the weapons falling to the ground.
The eldest prince's eyes were about to burst, his eyes were red and he stared at the fifth son-in-law and hissed: "You dog thief, how courteous mother concubine and I have been to you, how much love my imperial sister has for you, you actually turned against me and hurt me! Man! You must die!"
The fifth son-in-law ignored him, and signaled his subordinates to separate and guard the rebels who abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and then took the captured officials and put them aside. He walked quickly to the emperor to salute and greet him. The emperor was very happy and said a few words of encouragement, asking him to send someone to the front to attack General Mao with Lu Ying.
The fifth son-in-law got up and commanded the soldiers to rush to the front. When passing by Yang Heng, he said in a low voice: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
Yang Heng smiled slightly, but did not speak.
In front of him, General Mao had received the letter that he knew that the fifth son-in-law had rebelled and that the eldest prince had been captured. He was anxious and angry, watching the imperial forest army continuously attacking him, he finally couldn't help but took two steps, and shouted in the direction of Lu Ying: "Lu Ying , you don’t want the life of your adoptive mother and younger sister?”
Lu Ying in the distance raised her head and looked at him coldly after hearing the sound.
General Mao pointed to the direction of the imperial palace to the north, and proudly said: "My two nephews have already led troops into the palace, so you can stop now, and I will guarantee the life of your adoptive mother and younger sister, otherwise, Mrs. Bai and Miss Bai will be both The famous beauties in the capital, the soldiers under my nephew don't know how to pity her, I'm afraid they will die a miserable death!"
After hearing his words, some imperial guards turned their heads to look at the palace, and they saw a puff of smoke rising into the sky, probably something really happened.
Lu Yinghan said with a straight face: "It's up to you?!" After saying that, he waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Kill!"
General Mao didn't expect that he was not threatened at all, but now he has no way out, only to fight to the death.
After hearing what he said, it wasn't that Lu Ying was not afraid or worried, but he knew that Bai Fuling and Mu Peilan were together. Mu Peilan was not an ordinary woman, and even if she had only half of her power left, she was enough to deal with ordinary soldiers. No one would be able to hurt them for a while, and The First Prince and his family are very aware of their value and will not easily hurt them.
The best way is to take down the rebels here as soon as possible, and keep the First Prince and General Mao in their hands. Even if they really fall into the enemy's hands, there is still room for bargaining.
General Mao never expected that his threat not only did not frighten Lu Ying, but greatly accelerated the speed of his own misfortune.
The imperial palace is already in chaos. The empress has been staying in Ningyi Palace due to illness since the death of the second prince. Today, the New Year's Eve sacrifice in the harem has also been presided over by Princess Antai, but she has been married for many years after all, and her name is not right. , had no choice but to invite Concubine Mao with the highest status. Unexpectedly, Concubine Mao was uncharacteristically so that the good thing of being in the limelight did not appear early.
Princess Antai brought all the concubines, princesses, and underage princes from the harem to Huilan Palace. They waited left and right for no one, but waited for Concubine Mao to divide into three groups, while sending cronies to organize Ningyi Palace and Yilan Palace. The news of the siege, while carrying a token to the palace gate.
After hearing the eunuch's report, Princess Antai was not surprised as expected by others, but smiled wryly, and said to the concubines and princesses waiting behind her: "You don't have to panic, just stay in Huilan Palace, as long as you don't leave this place, This Palace will definitely protect you all.”
When the others heard what the eunuch said, they were startled and confused. Concubine Mao blatantly sent people to besiege Ningyi Palace, clearly intending to cause trouble. After hearing what Princess Antai said, they immediately turned pale. Concubine Mao is going to usurp the throne together with the eldest prince.
Princess Antai had been reminded by the emperor and Mu Peilan a long time ago that she knew that something would happen today, and the emperor wanted her to wait and see what happened, be wise and protect herself, and never try to get ahead. Mu Peilan also had ordinary ideas, and she rejected her proposal to send more people to protect their mother and daughter from the beginning.
"If Concubine Mao wants to do something, she will definitely want to take our mother and daughter as hostages. Rather than let the person who protects us sacrifice for nothing and make her angry at you, it is better to do nothing, anyway, they dare not hurt us easily. "Mu Peilan said so.
Princess Antai persuaded her a few times to see her firm attitude, knowing that she has her own ideas, she has her daughter by her side, and if she is not sure, she will never let her daughter accompany her to take risks, so she no longer insists.
The Queen's Ningyi Palace was besieged, and immediately a court lady rushed to report to the Queen. The Queen's complexion changed, and a strong hatred appeared on her pale face: "The temptress! I will fight with her!" Struggling to get out of bed get up.
The maid hurriedly stepped forward to help her, but within two steps, she felt her feet go limp, and her body fell to the ground in disbelief. And the queen who propped up half of her body was also weak and fell down on the couch again. The other eunuchs and maids in the bedroom also fell to the ground.
A little boy who was only ** years old jumped down from the beam, smiled and looked around the bedroom, and finally his eyes fell on the queen: "Finally it's your turn, as the mother of the world, what should I give you?" How to die? Hey, I thought it would be much more interesting to hand you over to that temptress surnamed Mao, but unfortunately... "
In this situation, the empress suddenly remembered the tragic death of the second prince. She was so frightened and angry that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and she said weakly, "You, you, it's you! It's you... who killed me, prince! "
Xiao You smiled innocently: "Yeah, I'm here to see your mother and son reunited right now? Don't worry, the temptress named Mao will come to accompany you soon. When you reach the ground, you can continue to fight, don't worry about it." Sad and lonely."